Hatsune Hikari

"Hatsune Hikari will transform."

- Hikarin's catchphrase. Hatsune Hikari  is a member of AKB0048. Hikari is a young 13 year old girl who adores idols. Her goal in life is to become a successor that illuminates everyone's nightmares.

Appearance
Hikari has short hair that almost reach her shoulders. A pink tie holds a few pieces of the brown-purple gradient hair on the left.

She's a bit shorter than other members, but doesn't seem to care. Hikarin's also a bit chubby, probably because she has been poisoned by cupcakes and other sweets.

Hikari's choice of clothing is usually something cute and comfortable. She changes her look from week to week to see which types of clothes she would like to buy and wear more often.

Personality
At first, Hikari was very "polite". Like any other girl, she was quite nervous at her audition. When she joined 00, she hid away from the Successors. However, after being around the other members for awhile, she became more confident and relaxed a bit. She began to talk more and sometimes speaks before thinking. Although, in the process of yearning into mature person, she begins to motivate her fellow members, especially her generation and juniors.

Normal Life
Hikarin was born and raised in Akibastar. Sure, she was born where the idol group was located at, but her family wasn't so fawned over the group. Her parents wanted her to become a fighter, or a person who fights. They wanted her to be just like her sister. Hikari always wanted to be like Asaka, but now she's grown up and doesn't want to be her. She'd rather be an idol.

But, she never always liked idols. She used to hate them just like her family and friends. She was more of tomboy and had friends that were boys instead of friends that were girls. That wasn't a problem to her nor the rest of the Hatsune's. She also fell in love with someone she always thought she'd be with forever, but young love doesn't last. Hikarin grew to love idols and thus, the fight happened and boom, relationship over. She still had a supporting friend and just went for it; She left home for the auditions.

SC0124
Prior to White Ghost's succession, Hikari auditioned with her favorite song, Sayonara Crawl. She stated her singing wasn't the best, and her dancing could use a little tweaking. Nevertheless, she performed the song, and luckily, she was welcomed to AKB0048.

She debuted on Chiyo's, now known as the 11th Sasshi, transformation along with her fellow trainee, Akiba Airi. They performed Cinderella wa doko ni itta?, basically Hikarin's first center song, except Airi is also a center. Another succession concert has rolled right after the previous one, and once again, having no big role, Hikarin participated in it. Kouhaku was also another event that she was glad to perform at. Although, she lost which of course brought grief.

SC0125
She participated in her first Jyanken Taikai and got ninth. She lost to the gorilla girl, but got over it. At least she wasn't last, right? Both AKB0048's first album in the new era and the Jyanken Single came up pretty quickly. She got her first solo center song called Survivor and favored it to be her new favorite era song. One of her fellow kenkyuusei's, technically her senpai, caught a fever and then became a successor. She admire the newly successor member, but wished that it was herself who succeeded.

The prelims of the SC0125 sousenkyo came up and she achieved 17th. It wasn't all that bad, but compared to the one who placed only one place higher than her, she felt a bit jealous and mad. Hikari couldn't be mad at the people who voted for her; they seemed to enjoy her performances. She at least has fans, and that's all that matters. She continued to work harder. Then, the surprising happened. Hikari surpassed the successor that was in front of her, and got the chance to be in her very first sousenkyo senbatsu. Although, she'd thought she would be higher. At least in the top 10? But, everyone in the Top 10 were usually withholding those 10 spots and couldn't be replaced. Some have fallen, but at the same time they all gained a lot of votes. Even before the voting started; even before all the events like succession and Kouhaku had occurred, Hikarin wished to become a famous idol.

The 154th generation joined the group and she finally became a Senpai. She vowed to become a good figure to the Kouhai's, but also become their friends. The debut of the 154th Generation Series was a hit and in that episode, they revealed the positions for the next single. Hikarin was in the front but wasn't a front girl. She was happy, but she wished that this could be her single! Although, Miyoko deserved it. On September 26th, Hikarin released her first solo single. After that, Alisa succeeded, and then the release of Kino happened. Things look good for the trainee..

Quotes

 * "Hatsune Hikari will transform." - Hikari's catchphrase.
 * "Let's go! Ha-tsu-ne Hikari. I am Hatsune Hikari, also known as Hikarin, nice to meet you all~" - Hikari's introduction.
 * "If I became an successor, would my placement change?" - Her thoughts at SSK125.
 * "I want to be, soon, center of 00." - Sakuragi Ai's interview.

Achievements

 * -|Senbatsu Sousenkyo=
 * Senbatsu Sousenkyo SC0125 - 16th (Prelims 17th)
 * -|Jyanken Taikai=
 * Jyanken Taikai SC0125 - 9th
 * -|Lucky Ranking=
 * SC0125 - #30

Career
Acting=
 * Koi no Kensaku - Fukuda Nanon

Trivia

 * Favourite New Era Song: Ageless na Yuuki
 * Audition Song: Sayonara Crawl
 * Hobbies: Singing, watching movies/anime, reading, sleeping
 * Favourite Food: Sweets; small cakes
 * Favourite Animal: Pandas
 * Charm Point: Big ears
 * If Hikari was promoted from Understudies, she would like to be on Team K.
 * Before her association with 0048, she'd always looked for a specific type of chocolate cake. Since she's on a diet, being healthy to participate in group dances, handshake events, etc., Hikari hasn't bought the sweet smooth cake in awhile. Though, she tries to control her wants 'cause she wants to cheat everyday.
 * Though, she has gotten to like celery and other types of vegetables and fruits.
 * Hikari has cut her hair before but not as short as she has now. She likes her hair and takes really good care of it. She'd thought it be a good idea to look and feel different.
 * Even before the General Elections, Hikari wondered what it would be like if she was a successor. As she slowly see her seniors' growth everyday, she is motivated to become the absolute best that she can be.
 * There's a rumor of Hikarin having a second single, the name being "Mada Boku wa Hikaritai" (まだ僕は光りたい). The rumor is still unknown to be true or not. The management has not said anything about it.